Chapter 575 The Emperor’s Helplessness! The Prince’s Entrustment!
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Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Dikong sat on the soft couch.
This iron-blooded emperor, who had spent his entire life as a soldier, now completely lost the killing spirit he had when fighting on the battlefield.
He seemed to be waiting for something, staring into the air in a daze.
Not long after, a eunuch hurried over and reported carefully in a low voice.
The content of his report was surprisingly exactly the conversation between King Zhu Gaoxu of Han and King Zhu Gaosui of Zhao outside the Prince's Mansion.
Zhu Di was expressionless after hearing this and seemed not surprised.
The third child, Zhu Gaosui, has always been dissatisfied with his doting on his grandson Zhu Zhanji, and even more dissatisfied with his majesty, the emperor, for passing the throne to the eldest son, so he is extremely hostile to the eldest father and his son.
It is only normal that he can say such words to persuade the second child to add insult to injury.
But the reaction of the second child made Zhu Di a little pleased.
This child has really grown up and matured!
His words and deeds were full of imperial bearing, and he no longer acted as recklessly as before.
Such a King of Han, who is both civil and military and behaves well, is a suitable candidate for the crown prince.
But, do you really want to depose your grandson?
Zhu Di fell into deep thought, and pictures flashed through his mind.
When the eldest son gave birth to Zhan Ji's child, Zhu Di was immediately overjoyed, which strengthened his determination to launch an army to quell the war.
This child also behaved differently from ordinary people and was very smart. Zhu Di liked him very much, and as Zhu Zhanji's eldest grandson, he took him with him to train him personally and regarded him as the successor of the Ming Dynasty.
However, Zhu Di never expected that precisely because of his move, Zhan Ji would think highly of himself. He would take the throne for his own sake, even more than blood ties!
He knew clearly that the prince was in trouble. Instead of rushing back to rescue the prince, he secretly returned to Beijing and tried to take advantage of the opportunity to take charge of the power!
Even if there is no direct evidence that Taisun is the mastermind behind this series of shocking events, his behavior is really chilling!
He, the emperor, is still alive, and the prince, the boss, is still alive, so this kid can't wait to fight for power!
Then when he and the eldest brother die, the child will naturally ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. I am afraid that the second and third children will all die in the hands of this child!
When he thought of this, Zhu Di's expression turned extremely ugly.
He, the Yongle Emperor, had conquered the world by rebelling and fighting with his brothers, so Zhu Di was extremely disgusted with fratricide. He was afraid that his descendants would also imitate Zhu Di and rebel against fratricide for the sake of the throne!
For this reason, Zhu Di did not hesitate to appoint the sick son of the eldest son as the crown prince, and soon after, he also named Zhu Zhanji as the grandson. This was to establish the identity and legal authority of the eldest son's lineage, dispel the inappropriate thoughts of the second and third sons, and completely Eliminate the possibility of fratricide.
But things didn't go as planned, and God played a huge joke on Zhu Di.
The prince he had established was about to pass away, and he, Zhu Di, was now facing the same predicament as Taizu Emperor Gao!
The prince died young, the grandson is still alive, the vassal king is tyrannical...
Zhu Di didn't know what the final result would be!
His grandson Zhu Zhanji could not defeat Han King Zhu Gaoxu, just like Zhu Yunzhen could not defeat him Zhu Di!
And although the second child is headstrong and resolute in his actions, he also attaches great importance to blood and family ties, and has always protected the prince and grandson after he woke up.
Perhaps only by making it easier for the crown prince to become the king of Han can we avoid the tragedy of fighting between brothers and fratricide!
If that child Zhanji takes over, the second and third children will definitely not end well!
Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this.
Whether Zhu Zhanji is the mastermind behind the scenes or not, it doesn't matter now.
What he had done before had completely touched Zhu Di's back. He would never allow the tragedy of fratricide to happen again in the Ming Dynasty after his death!
At the same time, the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace.
In case the situation changed, Zhu Zhanji immediately asked the princess to pass the news to Jin Zhong.
When Lao Jintou learned that His Highness the Crown Prince wanted to see him, he did not dare to delay and immediately rushed to the East Palace to meet him.
But Jin Zhong never expected that the first words the prince spoke would make him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar!
"Mr. Jin, I don't have a few days left to live!"
His Majesty the Crown Prince, his life is short-lived!
Upon hearing this shocking news, Jin Zhong was stunned on the spot.
As Minister of War and a close confidant of Emperor Yongle, he naturally knew what this meant.
Once the prince Zhu Gaochi dies of illness, the Ming Dynasty will really change!
Especially since King Zhu Gaoxu of Han and King Zhu Gaosui of Zhao are both in the imperial capital at the moment, it is very likely that they will set off a storm that will sweep the world!
Jin Zhong asked tentatively with a bitter look on his face.
"Why did Your Highness say this? Do you really mean that... there is no cure for medicine and stone?"
"Yeah." Big Fatty smiled freely, "I know my own body and bones, and now I'm just hanging on for a breath."
"Old Jin, let's not talk about this anymore. I invite you to come here today. I want to entrust this child to you!"
Big Fatty pointed at his grandson Zhu Zhanji who was kneeling beside the bed, and explained the whole story in a deep voice.
When Jin Zhong learned that his grandson Zhu Zhanji had secretly returned to Beijing from Peiping, his originally cloudy eyes suddenly shot out with a sharp cold light, shooting coldly at his highness the grandson.
"His Royal Highness, is everything done by His Highness?"
"No!" Zhu Zhanji's face was full of bitterness, "If I, Zhu Zhanji, were to participate in this, I would have no descendants and no descendants, and I would die a good death!"
Now, even if Zhu Zhanji jumped into the Yellow River, he would not be able to clean himself. He could only swear a poisonous oath to prove his innocence.
Big Fatty also spoke up at this moment to speak out for Zhu Zhanji.
"It is indeed not this child who did it. Although he is frivolous and impatient, he is not bad in nature, and he would not do such a rebellious thing. He does not have the courage."
"It's obvious that this child has been plotted against. The mastermind behind the scenes first set up a trap to burn the prince, me, and then lured the King of Han and the grandson back to the capital, directing this good show!"
"Mr. Jin, who do you think could be such a scheming person?"
Jin Zhong frowned after hearing this, UU reading www. uukanshu.net Faces flashed through his mind, but in the end he rejected them one by one.
"If the young master is still alive, it is most likely that he did it."
"But the young master is dead, and there are no disciples or successors. What's more, it is not difficult to see that the mastermind behind the scenes knows the three highnesses very well. I really can't think of anyone else in the world, unless..."
The sound stopped suddenly, and Jin Zhong looked at Big Fatty.
"Not the King of Han!"
Big Fatty categorically denied it.
Just like Zhu Zhanji, he never doubted that the second child would be the mastermind behind the scenes, even though the biggest beneficiary after this series of shocking changes was the King of Han Zhu Gaoxu.
But Big Fatty has this confidence, and the second child will never do anything to him in order to fight for the throne.
"Except for the young master, there is no one else but the King of Han."
Jin Zhong sighed. He really couldn't think of any other candidate who would dare to do such a rebellious thing.
Big Fatty also couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
"Mr. Jin, let's put this matter aside for now and wait for verification in the future."
"But now, the child has been misunderstood by the emperor as the mastermind behind the scenes, and he is unwilling to give up his position as prince. He also asked Mr. Jin to help the child and give him a chance to survive!"
Jin Zhong was startled when he heard this, and then his expression became a little complicated.
If it were before, as a staunch supporter of Prince Zhu Gaochi, he would naturally agree immediately and spare no effort to protect his grandson.
But now, Jin Zhong hesitated and did not agree.
It’s a foregone conclusion that the prince’s death is approaching!
There are only two candidates for the future crown prince of the Ming Dynasty.
Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu and his grandson Zhu Zhanji!
Then, is it better for the Ming Dynasty that Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, becomes the crown prince than his grandson Zhu Zhanji ascends to power?
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